Nonstop flight route between Utirik Island, Marshall Islands and Nakashibetsu, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Utirik Airport (UTK), Utirik Island, Marshall Islands and Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB), Nakashibetsu, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,685 miles (or 4,321 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Utirik Airport and Nakashibetsu Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Utirik Airport and Nakashibetsu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UTK / |
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Location: | Utirik Island, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°13'21"N by 169°51'10"E |
Area Served: | Utirik, Utirik Atoll, Marshall Islands |
Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UTK |
More Information: | UTK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHB / RJCN |
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Location: | Nakashibetsu, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°34'39"N by 144°57'36"E |
Area Served: | Nakashibetsu, Nemuro |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 214 feet (65 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SHB |
More Information: | SHB Maps & Info |
Facts about Utirik Airport (UTK):
- The closest airport to Utirik Airport (UTK) is Ailuk Airport (AIM), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) S of UTK.
- The furthest airport from Utirik Airport (UTK) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Utirik Airport (meaning Utirik Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,070 miles (19,425 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- In addition to being known as "Utirik Airport", another name for UTK is "03N".
- Because of Utirik Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Utirik Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Utirik Airport (UTK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB):
- The closest airport to Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) is Memanbetsu Airport (MMB), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) WNW of SHB.
- Nakashibetsu Airport is an airport located 2 NM from Nakashibetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan.
- The furthest airport from Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,246 miles (18,099 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
- Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Nakashibetsu Airport's relatively low elevation of 214 feet, planes can take off or land at Nakashibetsu Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- In addition to being known as "Nakashibetsu Airport", another name for SHB is "中標津空港".